At 3PM UK time (10AM if you're in the US), Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime and Nintendo of Europe President Satoru Shibata will deliver simultaneous announcements relating to the new Nintendo Wii U console. We'll be reporting on both events in this live text stream, as well as posting images and other commentary on the unfolding events.

You can watch the North America Nintendo Direct stream live right here:

You can watch the UK/European presentation by pointing your browser here.

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16:49

We're writing up and summarising the major developments on the site, so check it out.

15:58

Games reel time... that's probably all the announcements done and done.

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